Broom-rake.



No. 818,751. PATENTED APR. 24, 1906.

N. DORT.

BROOM RAKE.

APPLICATION FILE JAN. 31. 1906,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NEWTON CLEVELAND, OHIO.

' BROOiVl-RAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 24, 1906.

Application filed January'sl, 1906. Serial No. 298.786-

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, NEWTON Doar, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Broom-Rakes, of which the ollowin is a specification.

his invention is a combination rake and broom, particularly useful for raking and sweeping lawns, a though capable of other uses to which it would be appro riate.

The device consists'of a num er of tines of improved form provided with improved means for holding said tines in proper osigilon and for connecting the same to a lan- The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fi ure 1 is a plan View thereof. Fig. 2 is an e ge view, Fig. 3 is a detail in section, showing the manner of'securing the tines to the cross-bars or stifieners.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the

tines, as shown, consist of a considerable numher of bent wires 6, the ends of which are upset to form the teeth 7. These wires are bent so that teeth are formed at both ends, the

' thereby bind the head to the handle.

putting the teeth out of line.

fastenin device or handle being a plied at the mid le of the bend. The hand e is indicated at 8, and itis split at the lower end to fit over clamping-plates 9 and 10, one of which is laid upon the front of the wires and the other upon the back, and they are connected together b tongues 11, which project from the front p ate and are bent over and clenched around the edges of the back plate 10. These tongues extend between the wires, which are preferably gathered into several distinct sets which extend between the tongues, and the wires in this position bein close together and occupying ractically all the available space between t e tongues they are thereby revented from slippin in or out or movin engthwise, which would have the efiect 0 Two bolts 12 and 13 extend throu h the split ends of the handle and through the plates 9 and 10 and These bolts are removable and provided with thumb-nuts, so that the handle can conthe bendthereof, and a stiffening-bar extendveniently be shipped separate from the head and put together when sold. 1

The wires are stiifened and held at the pro er space apart by means of crossieces,

'eac of which consists of a front strip 0 metal 14 and a back strip 15. The former is out or stamped to form a series of tongues 16, between which are slits corresponding in number to the number of wires, and the rear plate is provided with a rib 17 for the sake of strength and stiffness. The strip 14 is laid upon the front of the wires and the stri 15 upon the back, and the ton ues 16 are t l1en bent between the wires and over upon the back plate and clenched upon the same, the wires extending through the slits and between the platcs. This binds the plates se curely to ther and clamps them upon the wires anc serves to prevent an lateral or other movement of the wires. he stillness provided by the rib keeps the tines in line .and prevents twist or disarrangement thereof under strain.

The device has the function and effect of both a broom and a rake and will be found articularly useful for gathering leaves on the awn, for raking flower-beds, stlrring straw in the stable, and the like.

I claim H v 1. A rake or broom comprising a handle, a

plurality oftines havin teeth at both ends and connected interined iately to the handle, and a stiiieningbar extending across the tines and secured thereto.

2. A rake or broom comprising tines bent sothat both ends are in line and project in the same direction, a handle secured to the tines between the ends, and a stiffening-bar. extending across the tines and secure thereto.

3.. A rake or broom comprising a plurality of tines in the same common center, so t at both ends of all the tines are in line, and project in the same direction, a handle clamped upon the tines at ing across the tines and secured thereto. v

4. The combination with the tines, of a ribbed plate extending across one side thereof, and a plate extending across the other side and having tongues which are bent through plane and bent around a v 5 are clamped at the bend, one of the plates between the respective tines and over the In testimony whereof I have signed :my

other late. -n name to this specification in the presence of lo 5. he combination with the plurality of two subscribing witnesses. bent tines, of platesbetween which the tines NEWTON hat ring tongues bent through between the -Witne'sses: I .i

. tines and over the other plate, and a handle ALICE Roos,

clamped upon said plates. Q N SHIRLEY BOMMHARDT. I 

